The effects of the location of cancer stem cell marker CD133 on the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Abstract Background CD133 (prominin-1) is widely believed to be a cancer stem cell marker in various solid tumor types, and CD133 has been correlated with tumor-initiating capacity. Recently, the nuclear location of CD133 expression in tumors has been discussed, but hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ha...

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Main Authors: Yao-Li Chen, Ping-Yi Lin, Ying-Zi Ming, Wei-Chieh Huang, Rong-Fu Chen, Po-Ming Chen, Pei-Yi Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3460-9